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EBay exotic: Unmodified 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo

February 19, 2012

Nearly $25,000 for a 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo? Is it worth the price? Photo by Bring a Trailer

Regardless of where you fall on the subject of Japanese car collectibility, the market has opinions of its own. Take, for example, this lovely, basically stock 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo, complete with stick shift and just more than 38,000 miles on the clock, brought to you by our friends at Bring a Trailer.

An unmolested Supra is about as rare as an unmodified 5.0-liter Ford Mustang, and this one apparently sold behind the scenes for what eBay thinks was $24,600. (It's tough to say whether the actual price paid matches what's reported to the online auctioneer.) We're saying unmodified, though the seller admits to adding a strut tower brace and an aftermarket exhaust. Those are refreshingly basic upgrades for a type of car known more for massive blow-off valves and obnoxious body kits (a perfect example of which is here).

On one hand, that's a lot of scratch for a 14-year-old Toyota. On the other, we're willing to wager that if this car is kept as stock as it is and cared for well, it's going to be a car the seller will wish he'd kept in about 15 more years.

Even though the listing has ended, the post is still up with plenty of good pictures; check it out here.

UPDATE: Turns out this Supra has been re-listed due to an "error base on the reserved price." We're not sure what that means, but thanks to all the attention, we suspect it'll yield a higher final tally this time around (thanks for the tip, Guillermo).

Andrew Stoy
- Digital editor Andrew Stoy is an avid enthusiast of all cars who has spent the past 15 years writing about the automobile in print, online and for advertising and PR firms.
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